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Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Republica da Guine-Bissau
former: Portuguese Guinea
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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10,000 (2001) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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0 (2001) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: small system
domestic: combination of microwave radio relay, open-wire lines, radiotelephone, and cellular communications international: NA |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2002) |
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Radios:
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49,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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NA (1997) |
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Televisions:
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NA |
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Internet country code:
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.gw |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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2 (2002) |
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Internet users:
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4,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 4,400 km
paved: 453 km unpaved: 3,947 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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several rivers are accessible to coastal shipping |
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Ports and harbors:
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Bissau, Buba, Cacheu, Farim |
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Merchant marine:
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none (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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28 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 3
over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 25
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 20 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 313,573 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 178,404 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$5.6 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.8% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Senegalese separatists disrupt legal border trade with smuggling, cattle rustling, and other illegal activities |